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Chondronia obesa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae

Taxonomy
Chondronia obesa was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 153387f, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Chondronia obesa Cooper and Grant p. 2856 figs. Pl 765, figs 58-63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCryptonelloideaThomson 1926
familyNotothyrididaeLicharew 1960
genusChondronia
speciesobesa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Chondronia obesa Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height93.402.6012.02.903.04

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Wordian or 293.52000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Chondronia obesa (75962)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Turkey Chondronia obesa (107237)